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UN says offices in Geneva, Vienna targeted by cyber attack last year

The United Nations European headquarters is pictured early evening in Geneva, Switzerland, December 10, 2019. /Reuters Photo The United Nations said on Wednesday that its offices in Geneva and

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British Airways suspends flights to China over coronavirus outbreak

03:46 British Airways announced the suspension of flights to China on Wednesday as countries across the globe scrambled to contain the spread of coronavirus.The airline said in an emai

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Watch SpaceX launch 60 more Starlink broadband satellites live

SpaceX is set to launch another batch of its Starlink broadband internet satellites this morning, after weather conditions shut down its last two attempts earlier this week. SpaceX is being especiall

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Bankin’ and Bridge launch payment API using bank transfers

French startup Bankin’ has introduced Bridge Pay this week, an API that lets you initiate payments using bank transfers from your app. Think about it as a sort of Stripe, but for bank transfers. The A

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South Africa seeks to bolster trade investments with West Africa

Seasonal farm labourers pick tomatoes on a farm in the Boland region of the Cape Province, South Africa. /Getty Images With the economy still in the doldrums, the South African government on T

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China's outbound travel ban weighs on global tourism

China has confirmed 4,515 cases of patients infected with the new coronavirus as of January 28, with the death toll resulting from the contagious virus standing at 106. /VCG Photo Travel plans

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Peru expels Venezuelan migrants

01:59 Peru deported more than 130 Venezuelan migrants accused of committing crimes in the country.Last week, Peru's interior ministry Carlos Moran created a police squad to specificall

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ServiceNow acquires conversational AI startup Passage AI

ServiceNow announced this morning that it has acquired Passage AI, a startup that helps customers build chatbots in multiple languages, something that should come in handy as ServiceNow continues to m

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Coronavirus outbreak set to hit iPhone production

Apple had ordered 15 million units of a new cut-price iPhone which it expected to unveil in March, but there may be delay.

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Floods in SE Brazil leave at least 58 dead, 40,000 displaced

Residents walk through flood in Itaipuacu district, Marica city, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, on March 2, 2016. (Xinhua/Paulo Campos/AGENCIA ESTADO) At least 101 towns in Minas Gerais have declared a

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Los Angeles’ AmazeVR raises more cash, heads to Incheon for first location based VR installation

Amaze VR, the Los Angeles-based virtual reality entertainment distribution service, is taking its first steps into the world of location-based virtual reality experiences with an installation in Seoul

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Amazon and Deliveroo hit back over CMA probe

The companies have told the CMA that its inquiry into their proposed tie-up is based on flawed assumptions, Sky News learns.

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Huawei threatens UK sovereignty, Pompeo warns

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned the UK that it risks undermining its sovereignty if it allows Huawei to become part of its 5G network.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected a

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Stocks, oil sink over fears of economic impact of deadly virus

Shares tumbled on Monday as investors grew increasingly anxious about the economic impact of China's new coronavirus outbreak, with demand spiking for safe-haven assets such as the Japanese yen and T

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UN warns countries have breached arms embargo agreed at Libya summit

Mourners carry coffins during a funeral of military cadets killed in an airstrike in Tripoli, Libya, January 5, 2020. /AP Image Several countries have violated an arms embargo on Libya which t

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Global tourism shares hit by China's ban on group tours

China's ban on outbound packaged tour travel took effect Monday in a bid to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.The announcement came Saturday, denting shares of companies that have benefited

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Lions escape from Namibia's largest park

Six lions escaped from Namibia's largest game park the Etosha National Park on the night of January 25 and devoured a donkey and cattle in the nearby northern village of Oshivelo, the Ministry of En